so anyway, back to my topic of flattening cam lobes.... The beastie runs again, the motor sounds sooooo much better. No more valve train...
uh yea - I might start by putting a set of carburators and two coil packs back on the bike. And since I just put the radiator back on the frame...
I would say that's about the best explanation right there. I just took a blackberry picture of mine and will have it posted here momentarily. A...
my '85 500 has a factory filter. It mounts on a little tab aft of the fuel pump.
Rebounding from this flu is taking forever... I got my motor completely back in tonight (exhaust, wiring, cooling) from the cam issue. Now all...
I looked at this thread periodically but the thesis on compression ratios got deeper than I cared to follow. My surging issues aren't related...
find a local salvage yard. They are getting harder to come by but we still have a "pull your own" parts yard here in Denver. When I was down...
My book shows the wear limit on the cam lobe as 1.385 and I measured, with crappy tools, at 1.380. Just throwing that out there as a reference...
Sounds toast to me. No matter what, you likely need to pull the engine. So get to it, yank the motor, pull the valve cover and oil pan so you...
I used safety wire to secure both cams tightly to the timing chain when I swapped out the damaged cam for the new one and thus not loose proper...
Got my cam and two rockers for $40 and both exhaust pipes for $35 at the local salvage yard. The pipes have some dings and scratches but my...
my '85 500 only has 1 fuel connection. Fuel line runs from the tank to the filter, to the pump, and to the left side of the carbs. The remaining...
ah, yea, no. Craigslist, ebay, local salvage yard. silk purse/sows ear
because this is my version of a crossword puzzle. I get stuff cheap, I put a couple bucks in it while staying out of the bar and off the couch,...
I got 49mpg on that project bike I just bought before tearing it back down. The air filter was clogged, carbs not balanced, bad cam lobe on #2,...
DKC - Thanks for the tips but as I said earlier, I'm not concerned about the compression. The test was run cold and all I care is that they are...
so how is that different than any other "suggestions" offered by you or anyone else to people on a web forum? Sorry man, I'm just a bit...
alright. So if it isn't a "no brainer" and you no longer sell it, are you willing to offer any help for a guy who will likely have to recreate it...
I'm not surprised when you consider the original manufacturer had tolerances on each part. Then the builder of the mod has a tolerance he uses...
So are you saying you don't sell the mod any longer? Because I was all over that site and couldn't find it. Lots of wheels, suspension, and...
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